Pirottaea

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Pirottaea
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Pirottaea

Sacc.
Type species
Pirottaea veneta
Sacc. & Speg.
Synonyms

EchinellaMassee
PloettnerulaW.Kirschstein, 1924

Pirottaea is a genus of fungi in the family Dermateaceae. [1] The genus contained 26 species in 2009. [2] It went up to about 48 species later. [3]

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The genus name of Pirottaea is in honour of Pietro Romualdo Pirotta (1853–1936), who was an Italian professor of botany. He was made Knight of the Crown of Italy. [4]

The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Michelia vl.1 (Issue 4) on page 424 in 1878.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum; [3]

See also

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References

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p.  539. ISBN   0-85199-826-7.
  3. 1 2 "Pirottaea - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  4. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.